Christ Community Church - Des Moines

03/26/2026

Join us for Holy Week starting this Sunday!

04/07/2025

Join us this Holy Week!

03/14/2024

Join us for Holy Week as we follow Christ to the cross and await the empty tomb

03/30/2023

Join us as we enter together into worship this Holy Week for foot washing, the nailing of the cross, the reading of Scripture, and an empty tomb...

12/12/2022

04/19/2022

A beautiful Easter poem by Malcolm Guite: "Easter Dawn"

He blesses every love which weeps and grieves

And now he blesses hers who stood and wept

And would not be consoled, or leave her love’s

Last touching place, but watched as low light crept

Up from the east. A sound behind her stirs

A scatter of bright birdsong through the air.

She turns, but cannot focus through her tears,

Or recognise the Gardener standing there.

She hardly hears his gentle question ‘Why,

Why are you weeping?’, or sees the play of light

That brightens as she chokes out her reply

‘They took my love away, my day is night’

And then she hears her name, she hears Love say

The Word that turns her night, and ours, to Day.

02/19/2022

Hello Church,
As we prepare for Lent the music team wanted to introduce you to a new song we will sing together during this season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZGKsHsM8c Our own Jim Petersen wrote this song for our congregation and we made a quick video to help us learn it together.

May it lead us into the lenten season and may God come near us on our way.

Song: Meet Us HereLiturgical Season: LentIf you or your church would like access to lyrics or chord charts please don't hesitate to reach out. We put this to...

01/17/2022

Today as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, we offer two reflections for us to continue his work and faithfulness to Christ.

1. In this reflection, Habitat for Humanity reminds us that as Christians, we are called to build up what Dr. King called “the beloved community.” https://www.habitat.org/stories/world-equality-fairness-and-human-decency?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=c083c330-1420-48ad-a10a-d3857c2f54ac

2. A friend recently shared with us Dr. King’s “daily rule” (or practice) for participants of the 1963 Birmingham campaign, a rule we would do well to continue today as those called to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God:
[ ] Meditate daily on the teachings and life of Jesus.
[ ] Remember always that the nonviolent movement...seeks justice and reconciliation, not victory.
[ ] Walk and talk in the manner of love, for God is love.
[ ] Pray daily to be used by God in order that all might be free.
[ ] Sacrifice personal wishes in order that all might be free.
[ ] Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.
[ ] Seek to perform regular service for others and the world.
[ ] Refrain from violence of fist, tongue, or heart.
[ ] Strive to be in good spiritual and bodily health.

Habitat for Humanity is propelled by a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Join us as we pledge to work harder than ever toward making Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of a Beloved Community of justice, equal opportunity and love of fellow human beings a reality.

12/21/2021

Join us for Christmas Eve! Please note our new time of 4pm. Hope to see you there!

11/17/2021

This Sunday we will be celebrating Christ the King Sunday, when we remember that Jesus reigns now and forever through the power of self-giving love. As we anticipate Advent's coming the following Sunday, give our theme song this year a listen from the Porter's Gate!

Provided to YouTube by Absolute Marketing International LtdDrive Out the Darkness (feat. Latifah Alattas & Paul Zach) · The Porter's Gate · Latifah Alattas ·...

06/24/2021

Greetings friends and neighbors! If you're joining us virtually this Sunday, here's the bulletin so you can join in: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vAWRqZtNYheamzZfowqh2Bm4ntFzk8MG/view?usp=sharing

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